Eighteen major real estate developers sold properties worth Rs. 1.17 lakh crore during the last fiscal with Godrej Properties becoming the largest player posting Rs. 22, 527 crore of sales bookings. Expect for a few realty players, all major developers have achieved higher sales bookings in 2023-24 compared to the preceding financial year.
This was largely driven by strong demand for residential properties, especially luxury homes, across major cities. Many developers clocked record pre-sales in the 2023-24 fiscal, riding on a surge in consumer demand.
According to the data complied from regulatory filings, eighteen major listed realty firms have reported combined sales bookings of about Rs. 1,16,635 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal year, up 33 percent from nearly Rs. 88,000 crore in the preceding year.
Of these combined sales bookings of nearly Rs. 1.17 lakh crore, bulk of pre-sales came from the residential segment.
Industry experts attributes this surge in sales bookings of major listed players to strong housing demand post COVID-pandemic and the shifting demand towards those companies and brands which have better track records of executing projects.
In terms of sales bookings, Godrej properties has become the largest listed player in the 2023-24 fiscal with pre-sale of Rs. 22,527 crore.
Prestige Estates Projects, based in Bengaluru, clocked sales bookings of Rs. 21,040 crore to become the second-largest listed player in terms of sales bookings. DLF, the country’s largest realty firm in terms of market capitalization achieved sales bookings of Rs. 14,778 crore in the last fiscal year.
Selling properties under the ‘Lodha’ brand, Mumbai-based Macrotech Developers clocked pre-sales of Rs. 14,520 crore.
Gurgaon-based Signature Global, which was listed last year, performed exceedingly well and achieved sales bookings of Rs. 7,270 crore in last fiscal, more than double from the preceding fiscal.
Bengaluru-based firms Sobha Ltd and Brigade Enterprises sold properties worth Rs. 6,644 crore and Rs. 6,013 crore during the last fiscal.
Another Bengaluru-based realty company Purvankara Ltd was not far behind and achieved sales bookings of Rs. 5,914 crore.
